ACLU asks to reopen Boyd schools gay- rights suit

1:09 AM,
Jul. 7, 2005

Written by

Alan Maimon
amaimon@courier-journal.com

The American Civil Liberties Union asked a federal judge yesterday to reopen its gay-rights lawsuit against Boyd County schools, claiming that they failed to give students adequate anti-harassment training.

In a motion filed in U.S. District Court in Covington, the ACLU argued that school officials have failed to comply with a settlement reached last year that allowed the Boyd County High School Gay-Straight Alliance to use school facilities.

The settlement required the school district to provide students and teachers with anti-harassment training focused on "sexual orientation ...